That's exactly the technique you should use. Call it "project time" or just mark the appointment private.

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wrote in message oups.com...
Hello,
I would like to set up Outlook 2003 so that when others are scheduling
a meeting, they only see certain times that I am available. For
example, I may not have appointments scheduled all day, but I may need
the hours leading up to an appointment for preperation. In this case,
I would wish for this time not to be available for scheduling. The
only way I know of doing this would be to create a new appointment for
this time and categorize it as "busy" time. Is there a better way to
define what dates and times can be made available to others for
scheduling?

Thanks